diff --git a/srcpkgs/TSC/template b/srcpkgs/TSC/template
index 661dd30fb30..d4d636dabd5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/TSC/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/TSC/template
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ distfiles="https://ftp.secretchronicles.org/releases/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.g
 checksum=6a16765b4951e3d5d1ea2b84e6da8f67b0271460f0c570b53ccdab80d7396261
 replaces="TSC-data"
 
+if [ "$XBPS_WORDSIZE" != "$XBPS_TARGET_WORDSIZE" ]; then
+	broken="The host ($XBPS_WORDSIZE) and target ($XBPS_TARGET_WORDSIZE) word sizes need to be the same for cross building."
+fi
+
 post_install() {
 	vinstall extras/tsc.desktop 644 usr/share/applications
 }